White House smears Ruth Bader Ginsberg

[im10ashus]

Steve Schmidt is not just a conservative pundit. He's the chief spokesman for Vice President Dick Cheney and serves as a "Special Advisor to the President." And today, he smeared a sitting justice on the Supreme Court.

ABC News' The Note contacted Schmidt about a report on a memo, written by Samuel Alito, that said "the Constitution does not protect a right to an abortion." In an on-the-record response, Schmidt defended Alito — and hoped to change the subject by launching an attack against Justice Ginsberg.

"Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg had served as general counsel of the ACLU and had advocated liberal political positions including the ideas that the age of consent should be 12, there was a right to prostitution and polygamy in the Constitution and Mother's Day should be abolished. Republicans voted overwhelmingly to confirm her because she was evaluated on her qualifications and more than 12 years of jurisprudence as a federal judge."

First, the attacks are not only offensive, they're false. The right has been using these myths as talking points, but they've been debunked over and over again. As a result, what we have here is a White House official telling a major national news outlet blatant and obvious falsehoods about a sitting high court justice.

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[rosesaylavee]

1. So what can we do about this latest lie?

I am hoping that Justice Ginsberg will address it - but what can we do here?

I am so tired of this sh**, btw, but I know that goes without saying these days. :grr:

[im10ashus]

4. Letters to the editor.

Write your rep's in Congress. That's a start. This is part of their modus operandi. Telling lies and the American people believe them because nobody refutes their allegations.

[ananda]

2. What dastard villeins those varlots!

Smitem with a fork and turn it in their gizzards!

I'm in one of those medieval moods, I guess. lol

[Cyrano]

5. Yea, verily, verily.

[Dogmudgeon]

7. Such blackguards these poltroons!

Such that have caused you to wax wroth, an' nary a word of recontumation uttered in aftersight!

Avast! and Devil take the hindmost!

--p!

[Cyrano]

8. I doff my plumed cap to the verbiage you have set forth here.

[Der Blaue Engel]

9. You missed Talk Like a Pirate Day by two months

:evilgrin:

[Cyrano]

10. Sadly, 'tis only now your missive reacheth the denseness of my mind.

[Dogmudgeon]

18. Must have been "avast"

It was a word that found wide currency, and purchase upon the lips of the many, in high station and in low.

In modern parlance, "avast" means "go away". Such words ought find wider modern usage, as a good word neglected is a limb of the language lost.

And, yo, at least give me my props for not capitalizing every other noun. Fo' shizzle!

:P

--p!

[Der Blaue Engel]

21. Hey, I didn't say it was a bad thing!

I likes me some pirates. ;)

[xchrom]

3. i guess what i want to know is what was abc's response

when confronted with libelous accusations?

does abc point out that these statements are false when quoting schmidt?

wouldn't that be important?

[im10ashus]

6. I am looking for a statement now from ABC.

They obviously would know what an egregious statement that Schmidt has made. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to find the information on Ginsberg. Schmidt is a rabid dog who would say and/or do anything to promote his parties radical agenda.

[Cyrano]

11. Dear im10ashus: A few of us got carried away and hijacked your post.

My apologies. I hate it when someone does it to me.

[im10ashus]

12. That's fine.

I will not hold it against you. :-)

[applegrove]

13. So are they bullying her off the supreme court?

[im10ashus]

14. No.

They are just making erroneous statements, per usual.

[applegrove]

15. You sure they are not trying to diminish her existance..forcing a

change? Cause people like the Rove WH do that all the time.

[im10ashus]

16. I wouldn't venture to guess what goes on in their fevered minds.

I only know that Schmidt's statement was false and misleading. Quell surprise.

[applegrove]

17. Called "swiftboating" I believe.

[Halliburton]

19. does anyone know if schmidt is mentioned in the scooter indictment?

[im10ashus]

20. I don't recall reading his name in the indictment.

Let me go back and do a search.